Canning ward is an electoral district of

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within the Liverpool Riverside and

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constituencies. The

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was created for the elections held on 4 May 2023 following a 2022 review by the

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, which decided that the previous 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors with varying representation by one, two or three councillors per ward. The Canning ward was created as a two-member ward from the parts of the former Central, Picton and Princes Park wards. The ward includes Rodney Street, the Philharmonic Hall, the

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, and the

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The ward boundaries follow Upper Parliament Street, Hope Street, Upper Duke Street, Roscoe Street, Mount Pleasant, Myrtle Street, Grove Street, Irvine Street, and Overbury Street.

Councillors

indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes. indicates seat up for re-election. indicates change in affiliation. indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

Election Results

Elections of the 2020s

^§Nathalie Nicholas was a re-standing councillor for the former Picton ward. Tomas Logan was a re-standing councillor for the former Princes Park ward.

References

{{Liverpool Wards of Liverpool Elections in Merseyside